About this episode

Andrew discusses the anarchist perspective on participation in wars, particularly in relation to World War I.

Andrew talks with Mia about how anarchists approach fighting in wars through the lens of the anarchist debate on joining WWI.   Sources: Matthew S. Adams, Anarchism and the First World War George Woodcock, Peter Kropotkin: From Prince to Rebel https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/various-authors-the-anarchist-international-and-war https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-manifesto-of-the-sixteen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Mia

Guest: Andrew

Topics covered

• anarchism
• World War I
• war philosophy
• political movements
• historical debates

Keywords

• anarchists
• WWI
• war
• politics
• Mia
• Andrew
• Kropotkin
• debate

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Anarchism and the First World War, Manifesto of the Sixteen

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